Equifax Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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DEBT - Schedule of Debt Outstanding (Details)

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DEBT - Schedule of Debt Outstanding (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	May 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 2,882.3	$ 2,654.9
Less short-term debt and current maturities	(32.3)	(4.9)
Less unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs	(16.7)	(19.4)
Total long-term debt, net	2,833.3	2,630.6
Commercial paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	27.5	0.0
Receivables Funding Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	200.0	0.0
Notes, 2.30%, due June 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 500.0	500.0
Debt, interest rate	2.30%
Notes, 3.60%, due Aug 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 300.0	300.0
Debt, interest rate	3.60%		3.60%
Notes, Floating Rate, due Aug 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 300.0	300.0
Notes, 3.30%, due Dec 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 500.0	500.0
Debt, interest rate	3.30%
Notes, 3.95%, due May 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 400.0	400.0
Debt, interest rate	3.95%		3.95%
Notes, 3.25%, due June 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 275.0	275.0
Debt, interest rate	3.25%
Debentures, 6.90%, due July 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 125.0	125.0
Debt, interest rate	6.90%
Notes, 7.00%, due July 2037
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 250.0	250.0
Debt, interest rate	7.00%
Other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 4.8	$ 4.9

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